Wire fence



(No Model.) -2 Sheets-@Sheet 1. G. BRYANT.

WIRE FENCE.

No. 547,479.. ltqtgnted 00g. a, 1895.

2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

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No. 547,479. Patented Oct. 8, 1895.

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GREENBERRY BRYANT, OF RALEIGH, NDIANA.

WIRE FENCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 547,47 9, datedOCJOlOeI 8, 1895- Application filed May 21,1895. Serial No. 550,102- (Nomodel.)

.To all whom) t may concer/n.-

Beit known that I, GRE'ENBERRY BRYANT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Raleigh, in the county of Rush and State of Indiana, haveinvented a new and useful Wire JFence, of which the following is aspecificaion.

The invention relates to improvements in fences.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction ofwire fences, and to provide a simple, inexpensive, and efficient one, inwhich the fence-posts Will be prevented from leaning laterally orlongitudinally of the fence, and in which the bracing-wires may beincreased in tension from time to time to preserve the posts in theirperpendicular position.

The invention consists'in the construction and novel. combination andarrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claim hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a fence constructedin accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional viewof the same. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail perspective view of a portionof one of the posts, illustrating the construction of the tensiondevice. Fig. 4 is avdetail perspective View of the tension device. Fig.5 is adetail sectional view, illustrating the construction of one of theend anchors.

Like numerals of reference indicate corre- .sponding parts in all thevfigures of the drawings.

l and 2 designate end posts disposed in pairs and arranged in alignmentwith the fence and connected by horizontal tie-bars 3, located near thetop and bottom of the posts and gained into the same and preserving theparallelism of-therrn The end post 1 has fence-wires 4, secured to it inany desired manner, and the horizontal fence-Wires 4 may pass throughperforations of the post 2 or be stapled or otherwise secured to it, andthe posts l and 2 are also connected by an inclined wire brace 5,preferably constructed of a single piece of wire, and consisting ofupper and lower loops and a central twisted portion, adapted to enablethe brace to be tightened from time to time. The end loops pass throughperforations of the posts 1 and 2, and the perforations are locatedabove and below the horizontal connecting-bars 3.

The fence is supported at intervals by pickets or stays 6 andintermediate posts 7, and each fence-post is-anchored by means of atransverse bar or anchor-piece 8, connected by a Wire 9, or the like,with the lower end of the post.` Each post is provided with atransverselaterallyprojecting base 10, located above and resting upon the surfaceof the ground to obviate the necessity of digging holes for the same.The transverse base of the post may be constructed of wood, stone, orany suitable material,and is connected at its ends with the upperportion of the post by oppositely-inclined bracing-wires 11,Which may,if desired, be constructed of a suitable piece of wire, and which areconnected by a tension device 12.

The tension device 12 consists of a shaft arranged in a horizontalperforatiom which extends longitudinally of the fence, and the post isprovided With a transverse opening or perforation 13, through which passthe inclined wire braces, which are connected with the tension device bybeing passed through a slot or opening 14 thereof or by any othersuitable means. By forming the wire braces of a single continuous pieceof wire they are readily connected with the tension device by simplypassing the wire through the slot or opening 14, and when the shaft ofthe tension device is rotated both braces will be simultaneously Woundaround the shaft or unwound therefrom, according to the direction inwhich the tension device is rotated. The tension device is composed ofthe said shaft and an annular flange l5, which is provided withperforations 16, for the reception of a suitable fastening device 17,for retaining the shaft against retrograde rotation after the braceshave been strained to the desired tension, and a rectangular head 18,forming a wrench-seat whereby the shaft may be rotated. The tensiondevice enables the inclined wire braces to be readily tightened fromtime to time, as may be found necessary, to preservethe posts in theirperpendicular position, and the wire braces'will prevent the fence fromleaning laterally at any point. The fence is supported at its ends by aninclined bracing-rod 19, provided at its ends with eyes, and having itsICO upper end linked into an eye of a bolt 2l, whereby it isconnectedwith the fence-post l. The lower end of the inclinedbracing-rod is connected by an eyebolt 22, or the like, with an anchor23, Whichis embedded in the ground a suitable distance to afford thedesired support.

The stays or pickets 6 are secured to the horizontal fence-Wires byattachment Wires 24. The horizontal fence-wires are located alternatelyat opposite sides of the pickets or stays 6 and are arranged in groovesor kert's thereof; and the attachment Wire has its upper terminal coiledaround the top fence-wire and its lower terminal similarly secured tothe bottom fenceswire. The attachment Wire is bent to form a series ofwire ties or loops 25, which embrace the picket or stay and arealternately arranged at opposite sides thereof, being disposed oppositethe adjacent fencewires, and the connecting portions 26, extending fromone tie 25 to another, are located at opposite sides of the stay orpicket, as shown.

It will be seen that the fence is simple and inexpensive inconstruction, that it possesses great strength and stability, and thatthe posts thereof are supported in their normal perpendicular position,and that the Wire braces may be readily tightened from time to time tocounteract any tendency of the post to lean laterally. It will also beapparent thatA the posts are prevented from leaning longitudinally ofthe fence, and that they are anchored with a minimum amount of digging.

Changes in the form, proportion, and the minordetails of constructionmay be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificingany of the advantages of this invention.

What I claim is- In a fence, the combination of a base, designed to bemounted on the surface of the ground, a post centrally mounted on thebase and provided intermediate of its ends with perforations, extendinglongitudinally and transversely of the fence, a shaft journaled in thelongitudinal perforation and having the wire braces connected With itand extended through the lateral perforation, and means for securing theshaft against rotation to maiutain the wire braces at the desiredtension, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence ot' two Witnesses.

GREENBERRY BRYANT.

Vitnesses:

CHAs. L. SMULLEN, WILLIAM F. SAUL.

